How Gary Matthews Jr.'s Range Factor Compares to Similar Players

Gary Matthews Jr. posted a career Range Factor of 2.15, well below the league average of 3.1 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His best Range Factor season came in 2007, posting 2.73, near the league average of 2.84 that year. The lowest point came in 1999 at 1.29, well below the league average of 2.89 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 1.94 in 2008 to 2.14 in 2009 and 1.68 in 2010. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 12 seasons.

Gary Matthews Jr. Lifetime Range Factor

Stats similar to Range Factor for Gary Matthews Jr.
Gary Matthews Jr.
Range Factor
Career2.148
Season Avg.2.148
162 Game Avg.2.148
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Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor Per Season

Gary Matthews Jr.'s Range Factor for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, CF, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor per season line chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor by Team

Gary Matthews Jr.'s career Range Factor totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Gary Matthews Jr. career Range Factor by team bar chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Gary Matthews Jr.'s career Range Factor shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor year-over-year waterfall chart

Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Gary Matthews Jr.'s seasonal Range Factor alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor distribution box chart versus comparable players

Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Gary Matthews Jr.'s MLB career with Range Factor alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Gary Matthews Jr. Range Factor season-by-season breakdown table